I prefer my temporary fix.
Barcelona, Spain
The night was young, the air was heavy and the abundant sound of voices, the sound of the cars moving, the rain pouring, the food being cooked and served, and other many background noises that were filling the younger tribrid ears.
It was Friday night, and the Mikaelson was currently sitting in the bar of the closest restaurant, in which she got in, thanks to compulsion.
Fingers tapping the wood countertop, as she sat in a high seat near the end of the bar. Waiting for the waiter to get her order as if it was the most casual thing.
Which it was
And the waiting gets to the end, when a tall blonde, blue eye teenage boy walks up to her behind the bar. They make eye contact and he knows her usual order.
The blonde's name was Nathaniel Amari, he was a tight end for the football team in which the brown-eyed girl was quarterback and captain for the last 2 years. He was also very well known because of his part in a small band, playing the drums.
The bartender got the coke and the rum bottles and put them in front of her as he did the beverage for the auburn-haired girl.
The guy said as he shoved lightly the beverage to Camille, and as an immediate response of her reflexes, she caught it and drank it in one sip. “Aqui Esta Cami” “Here it is, Cami”
‘Fuck’ Camille thought as she finished her drink.
“Just leave the bottles, Nathan.. thanks" Camille responded, and he nodded understanding, before walking away. Leaving the Mikaelson with her thoughts alone.
It was normal for the auburn girl to be alone. She was the definition of a close off person. She stopped any type of relationship with anyone, that wasn't outside of what she needed it to do, professionally as a student in the ‘Academia de Barcelona’.
She knew her teammates and worked with them as their leader, but she didn't know them outside of what the sport they shared made them. And to be added to that no one, outside of the team, knew she was the quarterback.
As a good Mikaelson, she agreed with the school, to let her play anonymously for the public. For the people outside of her team, she was the lonely close off painter girl. Even her family was outside of the people that knew she was part of it.
I’m not drinking, because I’m alone, I'm drinking because it's a distraction.
The auburn thought as poured more alcohol into the glass cup. It was partially true, she also drank because she felt alone, but as a good Saltzman, she was being stubborn about it, and decided to drown herself in alcohol.
After a couple of minutes, and a couple of sips as she keeps writing in her diary, half of the bottle was already gone, and she wasn't even tipsy
Perks of being a tribrid, and also a Mikaelson-Saltzman
The brunette thought as she put a classical Mikaelson smirk.
Suddenly there was a short, red-haired guy, tapping her shoulder and signaling if he could sit in the next barstool.
Oh my God, can’t people just let me be
The smirk slightly faded and she shrugged her shoulders, not caring to glance again, not caring about anything except her little world alone.
But it was like the world was against the brown-eye girl. After a few minutes, the red-haired guy decided to speak up again.
"Mmm...drinking as a distraction to avoid confronting your problems... wanna talk about it?"
The younger girl was not having it, but she was taught to be polite, put on her best fake smile, and responded after taking a sip of her drink. Playing with her fingers in the cup "I prefer my temporary fix, but thanks for trying"
The guy nodded and took a sip of his drink. After a few minutes, the auburn girl thought she would leave her alone, but it was the opposite.
He cleared his throat and changed his position, to face the girl, as he studied her for a few minutes before he spoke up again. "Does it work?"
"What works?". The Gemini Tribrid sighs with an annoying tone and looks at him, with a challenging look, making his smirk as she responds.
"I mean the temporary fix, drowning yourself in alcohol. Because in my experience and trust me I have the experience, sometimes you just gotta talk to someone, it doesn't matter if you know them or not, you just have to open the bottle and let it all out"
The stranger said as he smirked smugly but with a sweet and caring look, seeing the girl left out of the words.
Do I look so bad? That someone is asking if they can help me?
Fucking Idiot! Put it together Hayley Camille Mikaelson-Saltzman!
Taking a minute or two to finish drinking from the bottle to finally have the courage to speak up. As the guy waited and ordered another bottle, the brown-eyed girl to open up.
"Is complicated" The girl spoke up, after a sigh, having a challenging look of ‘you don't wanna know’.
Letting out a small laugh, the stranger responded "Humor me".
"I'm pretty sure my story is gonna make you fall into depression or it is gonna make you laugh to death" The auburn girl chuckled and responded with the Mikaelson smirk.
He rolled his eyes and put on a serious face with a caring smile "Ohh come on, you are talking if you were a damn puppy, maybe you should start from the beginning so I don't bore myself to death"
"Well let's see, I've been living and studying here in Spain for the last 3 years. I used to go to a Boarding school that was founded by my grandparents. One of my moms is the headmistress and the other is a professor there too. I have two younger siblings and a twin brother, they are the complete golden kids, and I'm the black sheep of the family...The wrong point, okay... I like to paint and I also like music, and a few years back I came here with my family for a family trip and my twin brother and I decided to paint outside of a park, when we finished, my brother left to the hotel, and I decided I want it to stay for a bit longer, a woman came and talked to me about an art school gave me a card, I was surprised, I never told anyone... when we were back at my old home, I had this dream, it was... weird" The Auburn, brown-eyed-girl said.
Taking a big breath before she could break into tears, she stopped and waited a few minutes to have her feelings under control. The guy waited with patience, not making her rush into it, he gave some glances to the girl every minute to see if she was ready.
"My family and I never had the best relationship, I was close off, I got comfortable being the last one in line to be picked and well, I just took the card and called and asked about the requirements and everything, they told and I had to send a piece... I sent it, without telling anyone and after a few days the response came in the mail, my moms saw it and well... they yelled at me for not telling them... I decided to take up the opportunity and when I got here, the school thought that my brother was the one they were expecting, not me..."
"After that, they still accepted me but they thought I was my brother... it's not the first time, someone would want any of my siblings over me, they are the first choice... the better, the role model, the golden child... and to be honest I already know that and came to terms with it..."
Taking a sip of the cup, where her drink was served, she looked around to inspect the restaurant.
Never let your guard down, the more people you let into your life the more that could walkout
The thoughts of the girl were interrupted when he felt the red-haired guy, put his hand on her shoulder for support, letting her know everything was gonna be okay. The Mikaelson immediately looked up to see trusting, caring, and sweet green eyes, that comfort here.
It has been a while since she felt relief for a moment, where she didn't need to punch a wall to feel pain and relief. It was just relief without pain, it was like the world was giving her the comfort she needed, all this time.
"Is just one of my mom, doesn't care about me, she is always so into what my siblings are, she is just so founded on them and she doesn't bother to deny it... and my other mom she is just her, some part of me wants to believe she cares about me, I feel my comfortable with her, but I'm the opposite of her, I'm broken and she is not... both of them.... all of my family see my siblings as themselves, Someone who makes them proud, bits and pieces of each member of my family, my siblings has, and well that is why they are the legacy of my families…”The Gemini twin said and stopped when she felt her chest close up like if there was not air like if the walls were closing, everything just felt small.
The guy noticed the hard breathing of the teenager and immediately put the younger girl in an embrace as he immediately started to listen to his heartbeat, and his breathing.
After a few minutes, the girl was calm, but her crying hadn't stopped, as every bit of control she ever had was out, she cried even for things she thought she was playing with. She let everything out.
The stranger was just holding her, and telling her everything was gonna be okay. The truth was he knew what he was doing, he knew what she was feeling, he knew she needed him. And he was there for her.
The girl pulled back and laughed wholeheartedly when she saw the guy shirt wrench.
‘Thank you’ Hayley mouthed as she started to compose herself, and the guy nodded and smiled in response.
“It is okay, someone who does see you like the incredible being you are, doesn't deserve you"
The brown-eyed girl didn't think twice, before going into a hug, which made the guy stoned for a moment but hugged back.
After ordering some food, that ended up being burgers. After eating them, the Mikaelson went up to pay for her and his food, as a thank you. But was stopped by him, before getting to the checkout.
Both of them walked out of the restaurant and stopped right in front of the parking.
"So miss puppy eyes, what's your name?"
The Mikaelson girl rolled her eyes at the nickname the older guy gave her and slightly shoved him playfully. The red-headed guy laughed at her reaction and waited for the response.
Tilting her head as she expecting his face before responding with the truth before stopping and realizing she can put her family at risk, so before she could make the mistake, she put on her facade.
"I'm Camille Mi...Marshall, Camille Marshall, and u are?"
" Well nice to meet you, Camille, I'm Agust" The guy responded before taking his hands out of his pocket and staking it out so they could shake hands. Before walking away leaving the younger Gemini with her thoughts.
Maybe not everyone's the same.
Maybe some actual people care about me
What the Mikaelson girl didn’t know was that from that point on her life would change for the better and worst. Unexpected things were going to happen.